Printable Format8-557.
History: L. 1937, ch. 283, § 57; L. 1968, ch. 218, § 24; Repealed, L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-2205; July 1.
CASE ANNOTATIONS
1. Instruction in personal-injury action concerning pedestrian crossing rural highway held erroneous. Barker v. Seber, 154 Kan. 24, 27, 114 P.2d 791.
2. Driver may assume pedestrian crossing street between intersections would yield right of way. Goodloe v. Jo-Mar Dairies Co., 163 Kan. 611, 619, 621, 185 P.2d 158.
3. No traffic signals; pedestrian must yield right of way to vehicles, when. Hultberg v. Phillippi, 169 Kan. 610, 615, 220 P.2d 208.
4. Instructions and special findings in personal injury action concerning pedestrian crossing public highway do not warrant granting new trial. Walker, Administratrix v. Gerritzen, 179 Kan. 400, 405, 295 P.2d 635.
5. Evidence sufficient to rebut presumption killed pedestrian exercised due care; intoxication. Townsend, Administrator, v. Jones, 183 Kan. 543, 553, 331 P.2d 890.
6. Mentioned; contributory negligence affirmative defense; when evidence subject to demurrer. Hoff v. Johnston, 186 Kan. 214, 218, 349 P.2d 873.
7. Subsection (d) considered; damage action; instruction covering (d) should have been given. Riley v. Holcomb, 187 Kan. 711, 719, 359 P.2d 849.
8. Action for wrongful death of child; quoting of this section in instructions held erroneous as confusing jury as to degree of care required of child. Morlan v. Smith, 191 Kan. 218, 220, 380 P.2d 312.
9. Action for personal injuries; instructions hereunder as to rights of pedestrians and drivers upheld. Wegley v. Funk, 201 Kan. 719, 723, 725, 443 P.2d 323.
10. Construed in applying motorist's standard of care in regard to question of negligence. Simpson v. Miller, 210 Kan. 133, 134, 499 P.2d 1102.